Since the start of this year, I’ve been doing a daily TikTok video going through Boston Globe newspaper headlines from exactly 100 years ago. I’ve used old newspaper archives heavily when running RPG campaigns set in the past, and Call of Cthulhu particularly benefitted from this treatment. In my experiment of doing a daily video…
Tag: Inspiration
Mysterious Monday – The Wilds
We have been feeling inspired recently, and the time is right for another installment of Mysterious Monday. An irregular series in which we publish short, creepy, and weird story hooks for readers to use as sources of inspiration. If you enjoy reading these or put any of them to use in your own game, let…
The Time Card of Cthulhu
Hello Peter what’s happening. I’m gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow. So if you could be here at around… 9 that’d be great… -Bill Lumbergh, Office Space, 1999 Being in the tech industry, I was recently hit by those infamous layoffs you’ve seen in the news lately. My company’s layoffs…
Why is she dressed like that? – The Beastmaster (1982) [movie]
The Beastmaster Written by: Don Coscarelli & Paul Pepperman Directed by: Don Coscarelli Release Date: 1982 Runtime: 118 min Available on Amazon Prime The Beastmaster is a story of revenge and the fulfillment of a prophecy. A maniacal High Priest of Ar, Maax, played by Rip Torn, is told of his death at the hands of…
Revisiting a Classic: The Lord of the Rings
“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” — The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings by…
Can Anyone Else Smell Burning? – Things Heroes Say: A Fantasy Artbook & Phrasebook
Things Heroes Say: A Fantasy Artbook & Phrasebook Author: Bryn G. Jones Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Page Count: 112 Available Formats: PDF & Print PDF (DTRPG) – $9.99 Print (MSRP) – $16.99 We’ve all experienced moments when someone utters something in response to whatever just happened within the game. It’s usually whimsical and funny that…
The Long Night: A Review of Wolf Winter
Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck I heard of the novel Wolf Winter when I was looking for inspiration for a campaign of the Swedish horror RPG, Vaesen. I’ve enjoyed a fair amount of Swedish suspense and horror fiction, albeit in English translations. Wolf Winter takes place in Sweden in 1717, in a region known as Lapland,…
Make a Library Use Check
Some of the people reading this have never used a card catalog. I found myself recently explaining to my 16-year-old daughter what card catalogs were and how they were used. She did not seem impressed. In her defense, that’s probably about as valuable a skill nowadays as knowing how to crank a car to start…
I’m the Map, I’m the Map
In the early 1980s, as an early teen, while on the Staten Island Ferry with my grandfather, I remember seeing the strangest thing—a map of the New York City subway that just seemed wrong. I loved the New York subway system and pretty much had the entire system committed to memory. (I kinda still do,…
For Your Listening Pleasure – Bending Realities
Welcome to our “For Your Listening Pleasure” series, where we highlight and showcase podcasts and radio dramas that we enjoy. Admittedly, I, Modoc, lean heavily toward radio dramas, but I hope you won’t hold that against me. So, sit back, stay awhile, and maybe you’ll find something new for your listening pleasure. In this installment,…
Rolling Boxcars 